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Publishing Voices for the Twenty-First Century

Danez Smith on Stage at Gala
photo credit Jenna Bascom

Graywolf Press publishes risk-taking, visionary writers who transform culture through literature.

Jeff Shotts editing at his desk
Tracy K. Smith
Graywolf staff at gala

A virtuoso literary work. . . . Flashbacks and side scenes deepen the story which curls and twines like a thrusting tropical vine through the past, roping in sisters, wives, old lovers, boyhood adventures, and jealousies.

Annie Proulx

NEW FROM GRAYWOLF

Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman
Tilsa Otta, Farid Matuk
Dobby Gibson
Shuang-zi Yang, Lin King
Diane Seuss
Stacey D'Erasmo
Adele Rosenfeld, Jeffrey Zuckerman
Danez Smith
Kathryn Davis
Shannon Sanders
Edwidge Danticat

In the News

GW 50 anniversary
GRAYWOLF PRESS CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLISHING
Graywolf Press is proud to announce a series of anniversary events throughout 2024, taking place in New York City, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tucson. Read full story »
banner image of Kiprop Kimutai
KIPROP KIMUTAI WINS THE GRAYWOLF PRESS AFRICAN FICTION PRIZE FOR THE FREEDOM OF BIRDS
December 11, 2023—Graywolf Press is pleased to announce that Kiprop Kimutai is the third winner of the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize. Read full story »

Citizen in the Classroom

Claudia Rankine's groundbreaking Citizen: An American Lyric and other books have inspired programming and sparked conversations in schools, universities, and communities across the country. (Photo credit: DP Jolly.)


Graywolf gave my story a chance when few others would. It's an honor and a privilege to join the roster of this world-class press, committed to disrupting the canon by taking wild, unpopular, beautiful chances.

Wayétu Moore